Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Apr.
2012
Mar.
2013
Apr.
2013
Apr.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
2013
Mar.
2013
Apr.
2013

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

192,893 193,946 194,041 192,893 193,849 193,776 193,859 193,946 194,041

Civilian labor force

122,997 122,809 123,048 123,585 123,774 123,971 123,626 123,382 123,504

Participation rate

63.8 63.3 63.4 64.1 63.9 64.0 63.8 63.6 63.6

Employed

114,313 114,354 115,231 114,438 115,289 115,266 115,250 115,080 115,266

Employment-population ratio

59.3 59.0 59.4 59.3 59.5 59.5 59.5 59.3 59.4

Unemployed

8,684 8,454 7,817 9,147 8,485 8,705 8,376 8,302 8,238

Unemployment rate

7.1 6.9 6.4 7.4 6.9 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.7

Not in labor force

69,896 71,138 70,993 69,308 70,076 69,805 70,233 70,565 70,537

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

64,212 64,253 64,441 64,451 64,646 64,924 64,720 64,549 64,674

Participation rate

73.3 72.8 73.0 73.6 73.3 73.7 73.4 73.1 73.2

Employed

59,975 59,974 60,450 60,054 60,609 60,652 60,659 60,594 60,540

Employment-population ratio

68.5 68.0 68.5 68.6 68.7 68.8 68.8 68.7 68.6

Unemployed

4,237 4,280 3,992 4,396 4,037 4,272 4,061 3,955 4,135

Unemployment rate

6.6 6.7 6.2 6.8 6.2 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.4

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

54,421 54,291 54,300 54,470 54,452 54,318 54,224 54,255 54,221

Participation rate

58.8 58.3 58.3 58.8 58.5 58.4 58.2 58.2 58.2

Employed

50,919 51,077 51,374 50,777 51,015 50,869 50,946 50,940 51,123

Employment-population ratio

55.0 54.8 55.1 54.8 54.8 54.7 54.7 54.7 54.8

Unemployed

3,502 3,214 2,926 3,693 3,437 3,450 3,278 3,315 3,098

Unemployment rate

6.4 5.9 5.4 6.8 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.1 5.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

4,365 4,264 4,307 4,665 4,676 4,729 4,682 4,578 4,608

Participation rate

34.4 34.0 34.4 36.8 37.2 37.7 37.3 36.5 36.8

Employed

3,419 3,304 3,408 3,607 3,665 3,746 3,645 3,546 3,603

Employment-population ratio

26.9 26.4 27.2 28.4 29.1 29.8 29.1 28.3 28.8

Unemployed

946 960 899 1,057 1,011 983 1,037 1,032 1,005

Unemployment rate

21.7 22.5 20.9 22.7 21.6 20.8 22.1 22.5 21.8

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

29,824 30,255 30,290 29,824 30,093 30,190 30,223 30,255 30,290

Civilian labor force

18,227 18,461 18,532 18,298 18,403 18,641 18,639 18,524 18,617

Participation rate

61.1 61.0 61.2 61.4 61.2 61.7 61.7 61.2 61.5

Employed

15,940 16,090 16,240 15,910 15,827 16,073 16,059 16,068 16,167

Employment-population ratio

53.4 53.2 53.6 53.3 52.6 53.2 53.1 53.1 53.4

Unemployed

2,286 2,371 2,292 2,388 2,577 2,568 2,580 2,456 2,450

Unemployment rate

12.5 12.8 12.4 13.1 14.0 13.8 13.8 13.3 13.2

Not in labor force

11,597 11,794 11,758 11,526 11,690 11,549 11,583 11,731 11,673

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

8,133 8,447 8,326 8,166 8,298 8,382 8,437 8,447 8,377

Participation rate

67.0 68.1 67.0 67.3 67.4 67.8 68.2 68.1 67.4

Employed

7,018 7,322 7,287 7,049 7,134 7,262 7,352 7,370 7,319

Employment-population ratio

57.8 59.1 58.7 58.1 58.0 58.8 59.4 59.4 58.9

Unemployed

1,114 1,125 1,039 1,118 1,164 1,120 1,085 1,077 1,058

Unemployment rate

13.7 13.3 12.5 13.7 14.0 13.4 12.9 12.7 12.6

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

9,459 9,344 9,543 9,454 9,454 9,545 9,491 9,365 9,529

Participation rate

62.9 61.2 62.4 62.9 62.2 62.7 62.2 61.3 62.3

Employed

8,503 8,305 8,531 8,440 8,305 8,367 8,302 8,226 8,425

Employment-population ratio

56.6 54.4 55.8 56.2 54.7 54.9 54.4 53.9 55.1

Unemployed

956 1,039 1,012 1,013 1,149 1,178 1,189 1,139 1,105

Unemployment rate

10.1 11.1 10.6 10.7 12.2 12.3 12.5 12.2 11.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

635 670 663 679 651 714 711 713 711

Participation rate

23.9 25.9 25.7 25.5 25.1 27.5 27.4 27.6 27.5

Employed

419 463 422 421 387 444 404 472 423

Employment-population ratio

15.7 17.9 16.3 15.8 14.9 17.1 15.6 18.2 16.4

Unemployed

216 207 241 257 264 270 307 241 287

Unemployment rate

34.1 30.9 36.4 37.9 40.5 37.8 43.1 33.8 40.5

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

12,774 13,223 13,244 - - - - - -

Civilian labor force

7,965 8,524 8,456 - - - - - -

Participation rate

62.4 64.5 63.9 - - - - - -

Employed

7,553 8,101 8,025 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

59.1 61.3 60.6 - - - - - -

Unemployed

412 423 431 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

5.2 5.0 5.1 - - - - - -

Not in labor force

4,809 4,699 4,788 - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

- Data not available.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: May 03, 2013